Indigo

#550064

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for indigo, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Indigo, a vivid pink at 291 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #550064, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#550064

RGB85, 0, 100

HSL291, 100%, 20%

HSV291, 100%, 39%

CMYK15%, 100%, 0%, 61%

Lab19.44, 46.85, -35.55

XYZ6.05, 2.85, 12.29

Decimal5570660

Web safe#660066

Pantone2617 C

Shades of indigo

#490056 #3d0048 #32003a #2c0033 #26002c #200026 #1a001f

Tints of indigo

#76008b #9800b2 #b900da #d902ff #df29ff #e550ff #eb78ff #f19fff #f6c6ff #fcedff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#0f6400 Analogous#230064 Analogous#640041 Triadic#645500 Triadic#006455 Split complementary#416400 Split complementary#006423

Indigo in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 15, 100, 0, 61.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #550064 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 100 0 61

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 96 4 67

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #550064 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #550064; }
.text { color: #550064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #550064; }

How indigo looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Indigo and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #550064 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #550064 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Indigo on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #550064 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around indigo? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn indigo into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #550064 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from indigo, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #550064 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.